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Co-authored by Rebecca Kaden

Energy is a real-time commodities market. The grid must balance supply and demand minute-by-minute to avoid blackouts or surges. Big changes in supply (wind stops blowing) or demand (everyone turns on their AC) threaten to throw … Read more

In January, I wrote about the case for climate tech investing in emerging markets.

In addition to preventing catastrophic losses and events, it also represents an opportunity that is waiting to be pursued. While there are challenges to investing in … Read more

Co-authored by Nick Grossman

Thanks to major advances in GPS technology and the proliferation of mobile phones, we are used to predicting the arrival of everyday items with incredible accuracy. You can watch a Domino's pizza make its way down … Read more

I recently joined the USV team

As many investors and founders, I have been a long-time reader of this platform. So, I'm honored to be writing here! For my first posts, I’m writing about something related to my career … Read more

Co-authored by Rebecca Kaden

There are over 4,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth today. Enabled by advances in IoT and distributed sensing in the last few decades, these satellites help us do everything from GPS navigation to weather forecasting. … Read more

Increased mobility is one of the great accomplishments of the industrial age.

We can get to places much faster whether it is for work, to visit friends and family, for sightseeing, or to participate in an event. Those gains, however, … Read more

In order to provide high-powered incentives in any economic market

You need an accurate and ongoing measurement of quality. For example, it’s difficult to imagine a financial system in which capital market participants cannot review audited financial statements before making … Read more

In the US, medium and heavy duty trucks account for 70% of all freight transport

And 6.5% of all GHG emissions. While emerging technologies like battery electric and hydrogen fuel cells have the potential to help decarbonize this sector, they … Read more

Electrification of transportation, heating, and various industrial processes

Is crucial to fighting the climate crisis. Of course that’s only true if we wind up generating that electricity without carbon emissions. Renewable energy, including wind, hydro and solar will play a … Read more